MONACO (AP) — Sprint specialist Caleb Ewan on Tuesday ended his cycling career that peaked with five Tour de France stage wins including one on the Champs-Élysées.
The 30-year-old Australian’s surprise announcement came despite reviving his results this season with British team Ineos Grenadiers.
“I felt like myself again and I felt respected again,” Ewan wrote in a farewell message on his Instagram account. “For that, I can’t thank them enough.”
Ewan won three stages in the 2019 Tour, including the final stage in Paris, and two more the next year. He also had five career stage wins at the Giro d’Italia and one at the Spanish Vuelta.